"Well! It's indeed not as mysterious as they said. They defeated the Khalkha, Barhu, and Ba'alin tribes one after another.
It seems that these three departments have slacked off somewhat, especially the Khalkha department, which was beaten to the point where it has completely lost its staff.
But it doesn't matter, the waste has no value left. "
The other assistant leader also smiled lightly, with an expression that barely showed the word arrogance written on his face.
They are the two assistant leaders of the Nuoyan tribe. The former is called Nuoyan Buhua. The latter's name is Noyan Balsi.
"Yes, that's right! I heard that the Khalkha tribe has been busy doing business all year round, and it is now their own fault for their demise. As for the Barhu, the Baalin and Alin tribes are not strong tribes, so it is normal for them to lose.
But this regular southern army is really a little different. It is more powerful than the last time we encountered it, at least in terms of riding and sword skills. "
Nuoyan Buhua's tone became a little solemn.
Although self-confidence is a good thing, excessive self-confidence means pride, complacency and willfulness.
"Yes! And have you noticed that this group of southerners seems to have some reservations? They clearly carry muskets, and they clearly have space to fire two or even three volleys during the charge.
And according to previous intelligence feedback, this unit can normally conduct at least three volleys.
But this time they only fired one salvo and then began to eagerly engage in hand-to-hand combat with us. This is very suspicious! "
Balth frowned, thinking about it now, this was very wrong.
But Buhua on the side had other ideas.
"Is there any need to think about this? I have long heard that these southerners are short of supplies. It is probably because they are running out of ammunition.
Didn't you see that when they charged, a few guys seemed reluctant and wanted to fire a few more shots, but their commander should have given instructions in advance.
It's better to pay a price and save bullets.
They are almost at the end of their rope. "
I have to say that it is quite reasonable not to use this idea. Barsi thought about it carefully and felt that this was the truth.
After all, on the battlefield, in a life-and-death crisis, if you don't want to save bullets, there is no reason not to shoot more to reduce the enemy's effectiveness.
"Yes. It's a pity that no prisoners were intercepted this time. Otherwise, we would know whether the enemy we are facing is the regular army that is feared."
"You still need to ask? This must be the regular army. Their combat capabilities speak for themselves."
Buhua smiled lightly and did not take this matter to heart.
"Okay, it's time for us to send someone to the base camp to report. I want to see how surprised the leader of Heyan Banner will be when he hears our battle report."
At this time, when I returned to the camp, I saw Zhao Ming shooting arrow after arrow, pulling the bowstring into the soil in the distance and shooting out the arrows in his hand.
The reason why Wang Er didn't release a target was that it was probably difficult for ordinary targets to withstand Zhao's arrow.
"How's the situation?"
"Everything is going according to plan." Wang Er responded with a sigh.
He didn't quite understand what Master Zhao was going to do next, but he had no choice but to obey Master Zhao's instructions.
"Don't go out tomorrow. No matter what happens to them tomorrow, they are not allowed to go out. In addition, we will strengthen nearby defenses and adopt a tight defensive posture.
By the way, take out the cannons captured from them and place them in a conspicuous but not so conspicuous place near the camp. "
Zhao Ming put down the bow and arrow in his hand and gave instructions casually.
Until Wang Er left, Zhao Ming's expression remained unchanged, and the trace of doubt on Wang Er's face was not hidden from him.
But there are many things here that are very laborious to explain, and Zhao Ming does not need to explain them in detail. It happened to be a test of Wang Er's obedience.
No matter what, Zhao Ming knew very well that his group would eventually move toward formality. It was impossible and could not always act according to the previous rules.
The next two days were relatively calm, but many herdsmen and brothers patrolling nearby discovered that since yesterday, the frequency of Outer Mongolian scouts in the area became more active.
Until noon today, Lao Suntou, who had just returned after several days, led a convoy of more than a hundred people and slowly came here.
If someone hadn't been sent to the camp to support them, they would have been robbed by these frequent Outer Mongolian scouts halfway through.
This is because they have already detoured, otherwise the frequency of encountering Mongolians would only be higher.
As soon as he came back, Lao Suntou reported the situation, "Master Zhao, Chief Zhang sent us several hundred shi of food this time.
However, the officer seemed to express his intention to let us perform more meritorious deeds, and he seemed to be willing to pay for our meritorious deeds. "
After hearing this, Zhao Ming smiled.
This time it was also a test, to see if Chief Zhang would compromise and accept this hidden deal.
Zhao Ming also knew that no matter how much credit he had made, in the end he would inevitably share half of the profit with Chief Zhang. This was why he would rather share some of the credit with Commander Ren than take the credit as his own. .
The boss might not bother to ask for sporadic small contributions, but for such a big contribution, it would be impossible for the other party to find a way to share the profit.
Now that the transaction is completed, subsequent operations can continue.
"It seems we have to have a big fight tonight." Zhang Kai smiled and nodded.
Zhao Ming also smiled and nodded. After showing the enemy weakness for so many days, it was time to inflict heavy damage on the opponent.
Lao Suntou was a little confused. He just came back and didn't understand that many operations had been done during this period.
"Master Zhao, are you saying that you are going to be cruel to the Outer Mongolians? But will this scare the Outer Mongolians away?"
"Haha, don't be afraid!"
Zhao Ming chuckled and shook his head. If it had been before, the other party would most likely run away.
Especially through the interrogation of prisoners of war and some memories obtained by touching corpses, we learned that although the beggar-faced flag leader did not have much military talent, he was definitely a mature and prudent old nobleman.
This kind of person cherishes his feathers very much, likes to keep a secret when doing things, and never likes to put eggs in one basket.
To deal with such a person, you cannot cripple him in one go. After that, there will be no chance of success.
Of course, if Zhao Mingru just wanted to expel the Outer Mongolians, he would be able to scare them into hastily evacuating with a ruthless attack.
But since I said I would eat it all, how could I let the meat in my mouth fly away?
At this time, Zhang Kai on the side had already explained, "Mr. Sun, it's a long story, but you can't be in a hurry when dealing with this beggar-faced flag leader.
In the past few days when you have been away, the other party has already fallen into the trap. Although I don’t know how a cautious person like him could fall into the trap, I think it is 80% related to the faction.
It is difficult for one voice to emerge in a group. When there are more people, there are more things to worry about.
Let me tell you, this beggar-faced flag leader was probably coerced and forced to stay here after the artillery battalion was lost and he didn't have much confidence to speak. "
